The Appeal of 18 June, Charles de Gaulle:

In 1940 when Germany invaded France, the leader of the Free French Forces, General Charles de Gaulle, fled to England when he realized that the government was not willing to fight the Germans. In London he gave a speech on BBC radio that implored the French citizens to not give up hope. He talked about the war being a worldwide war and inspired not just the French but the people of the rest of the world to unite and fight against the common enemy.